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As part of the legendary Musketeers, Hans Springmann modeled the Porsche 911, which was created in the studio under the direction of Ferdinand Alexander Porsche. He has now passed away at the age of 88. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Hans Springmann had been in contact with the Porsche family since his earliest days, as his mother had already worked in the guest house in Feuerbach for many years. Through his contact with the Porsche family, Hans Springmann also applied for a job at the company in Zuffenhausen. <\/p>\n\n

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The Porsche musketeers Heinz Unger (left), Ernst Bolt and Hans Springmann at work in the studio<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

Springmann began his career at Porsche at the age of 22 and worked for the company for 38 years. He became the fourth employee to start work in Ferdinand Alexander Porsche’s studio. <\/p>\n\n

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Hans Springmann (left) next to Heinz Unger in the Porsche 901 prototype \u201cQuickblau\u201d by Alois Ruf in April 2023<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

Under the direction of Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, the \u201emusketeers\u201c Heinz Unger, Ernst Bolt and Hans Springmann modeled the first Porsche 901 on a 1:1 scale, which was later renamed the 911.<\/p>\n\n

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911 Prototyp “901 T8” from 1962 (\u00a9 Porsche Archiv)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

To this day, the Porsche 911 is regarded as the design of the century in automotive design.Hans Springmann worked at Porsche until 1994. One of his last tasks was modeling the clay models of the last air-cooled Porsche 911 of the 993 generation. <\/p>\n\n

He passed away at the age of 88 and was buried on June 20, 2025. The workforce, the Works Council and the Executive Board of Dr. Ing. h. c. F. Porsche AG expressed their condolences to Hans Springmann’s family. <\/p>\n\n

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The urn ceremony took place in Stuttgart Zuffenhausen<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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